On Mon, Sep 01, 2014 at 15:51, Ryan wrote: > $ sysctl -a | egrep -i 'hw.machine|hw.model|hw.ncpu' > hw.machine=amd64 > hw.model=Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU S1260 @ 2.00GHz > hw.ncpu=1 > hw.ncpufound=4 > > Does this output indicate that my operating system is only using one > core? During the installation process I was careful to ensure that > the bsd.mp was marked during the installation process. > > Assuming my operating system is only recognizing one core, does this > mean that the installer put my processor in the single-core list and > used bsd.sp? Is it more likely that I made a mistake and I simply > need to install bsd.mp right now? Am I misinterpreting the clues as > to whether or not the operating system is recognizing the two cores?
There is a bug where bsd.rd will incorrectly detect some MP systems as single processor and use the SP kernel. The workaround is you have to shuffle kernels yourself. Then things will work as they should. mv bsd bsd.sp mv bsd.mp bsd
